Ipswich & District Citizens Advice Bureau
Advice • Family
At Ipswich & District Citizens Advice Bureau we can advise you on all aspects regarding the family, including: separation and divorce, maintenance and child support, parents' rights and responsibilities, birth and adoption, change of name, what to do when someone dies.
For further information you may browse the topical information and frequently asked questions for this advice category on CAB Adviceguide.
We press for improvements in family law by using our knowledge of how people are affected by the current rules.
This is a complex area, however some links that may be of use are given here:
- The Who Cares? Trust aims to help children and young people who are in the care system or looked after by the local authority to manage their lives more constructively in the absence of family support. The Trust answers requests for information and advice from young people, foster carers and professionals.
- Voice provides advocacy services for children and young people in care, needing care or leaving care.
- You can find information about Child Support on the Child Support Agency's website.
- In England and Wales, the government-funded Family Mediation Helpline can give contact details of local family mediators.
- For more information about court-based dispute resolution and Children and Family Reporters, in England visit the Cafcass website.
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